Re: cannot eject or retract cdrom tray anymore

[Sønke Lorenzen <solorenzen@gmail.com>]

On 4/14/05, H. S. <greatexcalibur@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Apparently, _Joachim Fahnenmueller_, on 04/14/2005 01:47 PM,typed:
> > Hi,
> >
> > from man eject:
> >
> > The  device  corresponding  to <name> is ejected. The name
> > can be a device file or mount point, either a full path or
> > with  the  leading "/dev" or "/mnt" omitted. If no name is
> > specified, the default name "cdrom" is used.

The man page in testing and unstable now states:

The name can be a device file or mount point, either a full path or
with the leading "/dev",  "/media" or "/mnt" omitted. If no name is
specified, the default name "cdrom" is used.

> 
> hmm ... then how we explain the working of "eject cdrw"?
> 

It is mounted under /media/cdrw

>From  the changelog: 

eject (2.0.13deb-8) unstable; urgency=low

  * eject.c: Don't try to eject /cdrom anymore, this location is
    deprecated (support for /media was already added in -4)


Regards, Sønke